Mail-in voting is nothing new, just ask Civil War soldiers
During the Civil War, 19 Union states changed their laws to allow their soldiers to vote absentee.
Military History
Navy logbook that recounted Pearl Harbor recovered after 84 years
After more than 80 years, the logbook from Navy Yard Pearl Harbor has been recovered, the National Archives announced.
100-year-old WWII veteran soars once again in P-51 Mustang
Joe Peterburs, who flew escort missions for bombers over Germany in World War II, was flying high with his granddaughter as his wingman.
The original ‘Lone Ranger’ was killed in WWII — but not by the enemy
When Lee Powell died during WWII, newspapers back home soon reported that the original Lone Ranger had been killed in action. Except he hadn't been.
Why this MOH recipient’s stand in France is the stuff of WWII legend
Despite losing two of its four guns and more than half of its men, the Americans did not flinch.
WWII doc explores ‘Atomic Echoes’ for US veterans, Japanese survivors
“Atomic Echoes” highlights the ramifications of the atomic bomb 80 years on.
Restoring Confederate memorial removed from Arlington could cost $10M
The Pentagon expects it to take about two years to restore the monument to its original site at the cemetery, an official told The Associated Press.
Paul Newman, the Pacific and the bomb that changed the world
As an actor in Hollywood, Paul Newman supported nuclear disarmament. As a sailor in World War II, he believed the atomic bomb saved his life.
8 decades after Hiroshima atomic bombing, search for missing continues
When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago in Hiroshima, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural island of Ninoshima.
KJ Apa to star as WWII veteran Jimmy Stewart in biopic
KJ Apa, of "Riverdale" fame, has signed on to star as WWII veteran and “It’s a Wonderful Life” star, Jimmy Stewart.
WWII shipwrecks revealed in historic survey of Ironbottom Sound
After 22 days, the Maritime Archaeology of Guadalcanal expedition concluded its historic surveys of the infamous Ironbottom Sound.
One foot in the grave: MOH pilot bombed Nazis despite severed limb
His pilot and three engines dead and a foot severed, Lt. Col. Leon Vance set his sights for home base.
In 1914, the US Navy went dry … but not before it threw a party
When the Navy ordered all alcohol off its ships in 1914, much of the fleet was in Mexico as part of the occupation of Veracruz. Enter: one raucous party.
Where ‘hooah,’ ‘oorah,’ and ‘hooyah’ came from and why they still echo
The battle cries “hooah,” “oorah,” and “hooyah” aren’t just calls; they’re part of service life. Each carries a history steeped in grit and camaraderie.
WWII book explores why there wasn’t just one V-E Day, V-J Day
A conversation with historian James Holland on his latest book with Al Murray, "Victory '45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders."
Eisenhower, Patton and MacArthur and the stain of the ‘Bonus Army’
As many as 20,000 former soldiers converged on Washington in the summer of 1932 to support the bonus payment promised to World War I veterans.
The etymology of genocide and the myth of ‘never again’
Raphael Lemkin ushered in a new era in which the crimes of the past, present and future finally had a name.
